As someone who believes that blanket trigger warnings, coddling, and misinformation are hurting us as a species, and as someone who is anti-tribalist, I am going to gamble here on you reading this through, and maybe asking me questions if I am unclear. It is only out of sincere feelings of respect that I choose … More On religion, social media, and self censorship
So let’s talk a bit about that most rarified and mystifying form of theater. Opera is one of those high end, high dollar, high visibility dates that most of can avoid in life but sometimes we can’t…in which case we should at least try to know what is going on. And sometimes we choose to … More What’s Opera, Doc?
TL;DR – pity sucks and hurts everyone involved. Shorter read? You can skip my personal manifesto at the top and get to stuff that might help you by starting where it says, “That said, let me get a bit more academic here for others having the same problem as myself.” * * * * * … More On Pity and Why You Should Be Done With It.
So let’s talk about ethics here for a bit, okay? Well, ethics and morals. They are different despite the usage of both words as synonyms here in the US. Here is how I define the words for clarity. Ethics are the official rules, more or less, and morals, the unofficial ones more or less. And … More Do or do not? Sometimes trying is best.
Things I learned by being social media free for 40 days (!). TL;DR – it’s true. People do not talk (vocalize/verbalize) anymore. Also smartphones are increasingly necessary just to get through the day. First, let me define social media. During this period, I used Lent’s forty days, I did not use: Facebook Instagram Twitter Quora … More I gave up social media for 40 days. Here is what I learned.
If they have a private room – NEVER go in it. Screw privacy; it’s just that you really don’t want to know. Not even if there is a funny smell. Wash your hands often. Do not pick up the wet wash clothes with your bare hands. A damp towel put back on the tile piles … More Things You Learn Living with Adult-sized Children (USA ed.)
You know how books always have the bit at the front about how the people in the book are imaginary and that any resemblance to living people is just coincidence? Yea, not so much. As an author, I have always found others interesting despite my social issues, but never realized that I, a confirmed introvert, … More Writing process: Birth of a heroine
So I am a professional writer, and a published one as well for those who want to check my cred, and I have really sincerely had it with the people who seem to feel that reduction of language could ever be a good thing. EngSoc doublespeak is double plus ungood! We think in words (for … More Watch your language.
After a long and pointless period of semi-crisis, I am back to work. Today, I went through my backlog of emails and social media messages and began compiling a list of all the people I need to follow up with and also I began my follow up questions list. Each person will receive at least … More Process Post 5: Follow ups and backlog
(TL;DR – Love wins. Now read the whole thing.) Okay, let’s talk a bit about love versus fear. For me, the holidays are always hard and I tend to make myself and everyone else around me completely miserable, so this year I gave myself a project. I would do something nice for the various people … More Postcards and paranoia.
EVOLVING MALE 